Tuesday, May 30, 2006

CORN QUESADILLAS

On Monday I had a thing about quesadillas. I had breakfast late and I took a couple of corn tortillas out of the freezer. I know, flour tortillas are supposed to be the thing for quesadillas, but I really love corn tortillas. I topped one with slices of my homemade Vegan "Gruyere" (but you could use any vegan "cheese") and fresh mango slices, topped it with another corn tortilla, and then pan-grilled it on both sides in a nonstick pan. I ate it with some storebought corn and tomato salsa...very satisfying.

By the time I was hungry for lunch, I still craved tortillas, so I took a couple more out of the freezer, but this time I sliced one of my leftover Seitan "Steak" au Poivre in half horizontally and paired it with more of the Vegan "Gruyere" and some baby spinach leaves. I grilled it the same way. Because the "steak" was so peppery, I didn't need salsa with it.

There you have it...nothing dramatic; quick, easy, tasty, healthful. What do you like in quesadillas? Do you prefer corn or flour tortillas?

My preference is the flour tortillas. I like that they are more flexible ... when rolled or folded they don't tend to crack at the fold. That said, as mentioned the corn ones ARE more flavorful than plain white ones. But I usually get the flavored ones ... jalapeno, basil/herb, sundried tomato, etc.

oh bryanna, thank you for this. I've recently realized that I have a wheat intolerance, and white flour tortillas are a big no-no for me. I can't have the seitan (essential wheat gluten) but the corn quesadilla opens up a lot of options for me!

You know, I've been reading your stuff since the olden days of vegsource.org (before .com), and I just realized that I don't own any of your cookbooks! This cannot be allowe to continue. Do you have a suggestion for which one to try first? (If it helps, I seem to drool most over your cheese recipes.)

reluctant vegan-- thanks! Even if you are only 25 or something thereabouts, you might like to check out "Soyfoods Cooking for a Positive menopause" just for the recipes! Or "Nonna's Italian Kitchen". Or you might like to subscribe to The Vegan Feast Newsletter, where all my new stuff is.

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